Articles by Ian Gormely

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  Best Coast

  Fade Away

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2013

  Bethany Cosentino's dad-rocking turn on last year's The Only Place proved to be more affecting than many thought it would be. However, on B...

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  The Dismemberment Plan

  Uncanney Valley

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2013

  Dismemberment Plan split up just before the indie-rock flood hit the mainstream. Fittingly, they're among the first of their generation of...

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  Parquet Courts

  Tally All the Things That You Broke

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2013

  Parquet Court's sophomore album, Light Up Gold, was a slow burner given long legs by one of last year's most perfect garage rockers: "Borro...

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  Nine Inch Nails

  Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, October 4

  PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2013

  It wasn't until Nine Inch Nails' encore that Trent Reznor finally addressed the audience with anything more than a "thanks." After remainin...

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  Potty Mouth

  The Pop Punk Revival

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2013

  There's no denying that internet hype gives a young band a leg up. But it was North Hampton, MA band Potty Mouth's willingness to hit the r...

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  Phèdre

  Golden Age

  PUBLISHED Sep 30, 2013

  Phèdre's debut full-length was a shimmering ode to glamorous excess. Anchored by stellar single "In Decay," the album was a left-field surp...

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  Yuck

  Glow & Behold

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2013

  On their debut, Yuck mined early '90s distortion-drenched pop, specifically early Teenage Fanclub, with fantastic results. Glow & Behold, t...

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  Frankie Rose

  Herein Wild

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2013

  Frankie Rose has spent the last few years looking for her voice — after her Girls in the Garage-influenced debut with the Outs, she s...